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Modern Pentathlon (MP) includes an equestrian Jumping discipline, with horses drawn blindly by unfamiliar riders. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games, concerns regarding inadequate horsemanship generated adverse publicity for MP. Conventional stadium Jumping in Tokyo provided an opportunity for comparison of the two closest Olympic equestrian Jumping disciplines. The objectives of this study were to complete an objective analysis of the Tokyo MP riding phases, and to test the hypothesis that MP riding faults in women's and men's Tokyo competitions combined were more frequent than in the Individual Jumping Qualifier (JQ)...

BACKGROUND: Accurate tomographic reconstructions require the knowledge of the actual acquisition geometry. Many mobile C-arm CT scanners have poorly reproducible acquisition geometries and thus need acquisition-specific calibration procedures. Most of geometric self-calibration methods based on projection data either need prior information or are limited to the estimation of a low number of geometric calibration parameters. Other self-calibration methods generally use a calibration pattern with known geometry and are hardly implementable in practice for clinical applications...

BACKGROUND: Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score (ASPECTS) is a standardized semi-quantitative method for early ischemic changes in acute ischemic stroke. PURPOSE: However, ASPECTS is still affected by expert experience and inconsistent results between readers in clinical. This study aims to propose an automatic ASPECTS scoring model based on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) mode to help clinicians make accurate treatment plans. METHODS: Eighty-two patients with stroke were included in the study...

Chronic wounds constitute an increasingly prevalent global healthcare issue, characterized by recurring bacterial infections, pronounced oxidative stress, compromised functionality of immune cells, unrelenting inflammatory reactions, and deficits in angiogenesis. In response to these multifaceted challenges, the study introduced a stimulus-responsive glycopeptide hydrogel constructed by oxidized Bletilla striata polysaccharide (OBSP), gallic acid-grafted ε-Polylysine (PLY-GA), and paeoniflorin-loaded micelles (MIC@Pae), called OBPG&MP...

In-based halide perovskites have attracted a lot of attention because of their unique broadband emission properties. Herein, a series of In-based hybrid perovskites of (H2 MP)2 InCl7 ·H2 O ( 1 ), (H2 EP)2 InCl7 ·H2 O ( 2 ), (H2 MP)2 InBr7 ·H2 O ( 3 ), and (H2 EP)2 InBr7 ·H2 O ( 4 ) were synthesized under the control of halogen ions and organic cations. 1 , 2 , and 4 exhibit obvious photoluminescence properties with peaks at 392, 442, and 652 nm, respectively. The effects of the different components on the crystal structure and photoluminescence properties are discussed by calculating the structural distortion of the [InX6 ]3- octahedron...

Myxedema psychosis (MP), a rare psychiatric manifestation of hypothyroidism, presents significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. This case report details the presentation, diagnosis, and successful management of a 60-year-old woman with MP, who was initially admitted to the psychiatric department for new-onset psychosis following the cessation of hormone replacement therapy after a subtotal thyroidectomy performed 20 years prior. Despite the rarity of psychosis as an initial presentation of hypothyroidism, this case underscores the critical importance of considering endocrine disorders in the differential diagnosis of unexplained psychotic symptoms...

White blood cells (WBC) play an effective role in the body's defense against parasites, viruses, and bacteria in the human body. Also, WBCs are categorized based on their morphological structures into various subgroups. The number of these WBC types in the blood of non-diseased and diseased people is different. Thus, the study of WBC classification is quite significant for medical diagnosis. Due to the widespread use of deep learning in medical image analysis in recent years, it has also been used in WBC classification...

OBJECTIVE: This prospective study is part of a randomised clinical trial and reports the changes in masticatory performance (MP) and bite force, and explores their influential factors, 1 year after the provision of mandibular overdentures retained by four titanium-zirconium mini implants. METHODS: Edentulous patients received conventional complete dentures, followed by placement of four mini implants (Straumann® Mini Implant System) in the anterior mandible and converting the conventional prosthesis into a mandibular overdenture...

BACKGROUND: Trigeminal schwannomas (TSs) are intracranial tumors that can cause significant brainstem compression. TS resection can be challenging because of the risk of new neurologic and cranial nerve deficits, especially with large (≥ 3 cm) or giant (≥ 4 cm) TSs. As prior surgical series include TSs of all sizes, we herein present our clinical experience treating large and giant TSs via microsurgical resection. METHODS: This was a retrospective, single-surgeon case series of adult patients with large or giant TSs treated with microsurgery in 2012-2023...

OBJECTIVES: To compare the efficacy and safety of seven Chinese patent medicines (CPMs) combined with conventional triple/quadruple therapy (T/Q) for Helicobacter pylori -positive peptic ulcers. DESIGN: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES: China National Knowledge Infrastructure, VIP database, Wanfang database, ScienceDirect, EBSCO, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library and PubMed were searched through 1 June 2022...

Capillary force driven self-assembly micropillars (CFSA-MP) holds immense promise for the manipulation and capture of cells/tiny objects, which has great demands of wide size range and high robustness. Here, we propose a novel method to fabricate size-adjustable and highly robust CFSA-MP that can achieve wide size range and high stability to capture microspheres. First, we fabricate a microholes template with an adjustable aspect ratio using the spatial-temporal shaping femtosecond laser double-pulse Bessel beam-assisted chemical etching technique, and then the micropillars with adjustable aspect ratio are demolded by polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)...

BACKGROUND: Pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton therapy for moving targets is known to be impacted by interplay effects between the scanning beam and organ motion. While respiratory motion in the thoracic region is the major cause for organ motion, interplay effects depend on the delivery characteristics of proton accelerators. PURPOSE: To evaluate the impact of different types of PBS proton accelerators and spot sizes on interplay effects, mitigations, and plan quality for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)...

IMPORTANCE: With the rising prevalence of mental disorders among children and adolescents, identifying modifiable associations is critical. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between physical fitness and mental disorder risks. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This nationwide cohort study used data from the Taiwan National Student Fitness Tests and National Health Insurance Research Databases from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2019. Participants were divided into 2 cohorts targeting anxiety and depression (1 996 633 participants) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD; 1 920 596 participants)...

BACKGROUND: Motor dysfunctions in children with cerebral palsy (CP) are caused by nonprogressive brain damage. Understanding the functional characteristics of the brain is important for rehabilitation. PURPOSE: This paper aimed to study the brain networks of children with CP during bilateral lower limb movement using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and to explore effective fNIRS indices for reflecting functional brain activity. METHODS: Using fNIRS, cerebral oxygenation signals in the bilateral prefrontal cortex (LPFC/RPFC) and motor cortex (LMC/RMC) were recorded from fifteen children with spastic CP and seventeen children with typical development (CTDs) in the resting state and during bilateral lower limb movement...

Organic single crystals (OSCs) with uniform morphologies and highly ordered molecular aggregations are promising for high-performance optoelectronic devices, such as organic solid-state lasers (OSSLs), organic light-emitting transistors (OLETs), and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). However, manipulating OSC morphologies and aggregation is challenging. In this study, we synthesized two-dimensional (2D) OSCs of 4,4'-bis[(N-carbazole)styryl]biphenyl (BSBCz) in hexagonal and parallelogram microplate (H-MP and P-MP) forms...

BACKGROUND: High-resolution brain positron emission tomography (PET) scanner is emerging as a significant and transformative non-invasive neuroimaging tool to advance neuroscience research as well as improve diagnosis and treatment in neurology and psychiatry. Time-of-flight (TOF) and depth-of-interaction (DOI) information provide markedly higher PET imaging performance by increasing image signal-to-noise ratio and mitigating spatial resolution degradation due to parallax error, respectively...

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most frequent pediatric cancer. 6-Mercaptopurine (6-MP) is a key component of ALL treatment. Its use, however, is also associated with adverse drug reactions, particularly myelosuppression. Thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) and, more recently, Nudix hydrolase 15 (NUDT15) deficiency, due to no-function variants in their respective genes, are well known for their role in the development of this toxicity. Two novel genetic variants, rs12199316 in TPMT and rs73189762 in the NUDT15 gene, were recently identified by targeted sequencing...

INTRODUCTION: Poison is defined as any chemical that has the potential to affect or harm human physiology due to its chemical activity. Poisoning is becoming a major preventable public health issue in many countries, including Ethiopia. There is a variation in acute poisoning mortality among the existing evidence in Ethiopia. This study aims to determine the pooled mortality rate from acute poisoning and its predictors in Ethiopia. METHODS: We searched available evidence of acute poisoning mortality in databases such as PubMed, Hinari, Cochrane, ScienceDirect, and other search engines...

The present study investigated the impact of plasma-activated water (PAW), slightly acidic electrolytic water (SAEW) and plasma-activated slightly acidic electrolytic water (PASW) treatment on myofibrillar protein (MP) in salmon fillets. Additionally, the interaction mechanism between myosin and reactive oxygen species was explored by molecular docking. Compared with the control group (719.26 nm), PASW treatment group exhibited the smallest particle size (408.97 nm). The PASW treatment exhibited efficacy in reducing MP aggregation and inhibiting protein oxidation...

Neurodiversity refers to the idea that brain differences (including disabilities) are valuable and should be accepted. Attitudes toward neurodiversity can have real-life impacts on the lives of neurodivergent people (those whose brains do not fit society's "standard"). These impacts can include effects on daily interactions, as well as how professionals such as teachers and doctors deliver services to neurodivergent people. In order to identify negative attitudes toward neurodiversity and potentially improve them, we first need to measure these attitudes...